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   br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Dec-2024 14:18:27 JST br00t4c

   Feasting on the glut: Putting renewable curtailment in context

   #EnergyPolicy #ContextMatters #ElectricityMarket #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy

   https://www.nrdc.org/bio/mohit-chhabra/feasting-glut-putting-renewable-curtailment-context

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     br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Dec-2024 23:49:05 JST br00t4c

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     @br00t4c The scare tactics about renewable curtailment deliberately ignore that fossil fuel has vastly *higher* curtailment. According to wiki, coal power plants have usage in the US of 50% to 60%, meaning they have curtailment of 40% to 50%. Compare this to the California renewable curtailment rate of 1-2% and you can understand why coal plants are closing so fast.